I think Elves are the best onhost. A good elkf player onhost in 2v2 is really hard to beat. Personally I prefer Goblins or MotW.

Elves are good because of their laggy Host 2 tbh. Against a good man, who can clump his units well, you cant beat an Elvenarmy, even Spells like Firearrows or Tom bomba is avoidable as Elv on host easily...

1. I don't really play Mordor but what the hell.2. Isengard-Freakin retarded. They need a boost to their cost. Or at least make it so their economic buildings are weak, so harrassing is their major weakness or whatevs.3. Goblins- Just spam the same thing over and over, throw some pikes in, then get three cave trolls for the fortress when hes not looking, and your good. And upgrading the spam gets rid of the need for a fissure altogether.4. MOTW- Jesus man they've got the best of all worlds. Amazing archers(Ithilien, Cavalry, good pikeman, good sword spam, then throw their Boromir and Aragorn in and your pretty much good. Jack of all trades, master of cavalry. Good beginning faction to be honest. But its quite possible to beat them. 5. Dwarves-Its a bunch of walking tanks what can I say. Not much strategy needed just go stubbornly head on.(Jk Bad idea theres other stuff you've got to do)?. Elves-It all depends on the skill of the player, because unlike all the other factions, a single mistake costs you the game.